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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on the basis of foreign national origin?
The term “foreign national origin” includes references to ‘ancestry’, ‘citizenship or origin of parents’, ‘country or place of birth’, ‘homeland’, ‘national descent’, or ‘national origin’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “foreign national origin” captures all of these definitions.
Terminations
includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discriminatory terminations or dismissals from the workplace, or guarantees of continuance of employment.
No prohibition
means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in terminations on the basis of foreign national origin. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
means that legislation prohibits discrimination in terminations generally— for example, by prohibiting discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of foreign national origin.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of foreign national origin, but does not explicitly address terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory terminations on the basis of foreign national origin, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of foreign national origin alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory termination to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
Austria
- No prohibition
Bahamas
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Belize
- No prohibition
Benin
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Bulgaria
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Czech Republic
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Estonia
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Germany
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Iraq
- No prohibition
Italy
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Kazakhstan
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Kyrgyzstan
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Lithuania
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Malawi
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Maldives
- No prohibition
Malta
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Mongolia
- No prohibition
Mozambique
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
The Netherlands
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Poland
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Russian Federation
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
Seychelles
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Timor-Leste
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Ukraine
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Uzbekistan
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Venezuela
- No prohibition
Vietnam
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Albania
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Andorra
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Brazil
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Ecuador
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Romania
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
South Africa
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Switzerland
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Türkiye
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Turkmenistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
United Arab Emirates
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Croatia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Cuba
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
El Salvador
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Equatorial Guinea
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Finland
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Gabon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Honduras
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Republic of Korea
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Mali
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Rwanda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Samoa
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Sao Tome and Principe
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Somalia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Spain
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Sweden
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Angola
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Armenia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Azerbaijan
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Barbados
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Botswana
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Burkina Faso
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cabo Verde
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Chile
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Comoros
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Dominica
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
The Gambia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Lesotho
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mauritania
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Morocco
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Namibia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Suriname
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Eswatini
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Syria
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Tuvalu
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Uganda
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Zimbabwe
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
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